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The ground crew hit the nose gear of a B737 while attempting to hook up the tow bar. The gear was damaged and needed repair.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 700802 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 700802 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 700820 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : unqualified personnel |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Rampers hit the nose gear with tug trying to hook it up. I went down to see what happened and the ramper told me to call maintenance. I did so. The nose gear was damaged and needed to be repaired.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE GND CREW HIT THE NOSE GEAR OF A B737 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP THE TOW BAR. THE GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPAIR.
Narrative: RAMPERS HIT THE NOSE GEAR WITH TUG TRYING TO HOOK IT UP. I WENT DOWN TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND THE RAMPER TOLD ME TO CALL MAINT. I DID SO. THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.